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"She saw a car pulled off on the side of the road with the flashers on and stopped to see if she could render some help," said Capt. Chris Nervik. "She actually did start to try and help out and was then attacked by the male driver of the car that was pulled off on the side of the road."

"It was a knock-down, drag-out thing," Chapman said. "I'm just one of those people that at least wants to say, 'Are you OK?' I asked if he was OK, and he said, 'Yes, but we need a jack.'"

Chapman said she didn't notice anything suspicious and went to get the jack out of her car.

Police said that while retrieving it, she was attacked by the man.

"I was leaning in to get the jack. He grabbed me by the back of my sweatshirt and yanked me backward, and down I went," Chapman said.

"The suspect told her that he was going to take the car, and she fended him off. She fought," Nervik said.

Chapman told police she was able to fend off the attacker, but she received minor injuries.

"The third attempt that I made to get up, he just took a slug and got me right in the side of the face," Chapman said.

The man got back in the car that had been pulled over and left the area. A female passenger was inside the car, police said.

The attacker was described as a white man, 20 to 30 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build and black hair. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, jeans and a navy blue Red Sox cap with a red "B."

The passenger in the car was described as a white woman, 20 to 30 years old with a petite build, long blond hair with a small braid on the side of her head.

The car was a black Honda Civic with Massachusetts plates possibly with the letters "Y" and "G" in the plate number.

Milford police said anyone with information should call them at 603-249-0630, and they're urging everyone to use caution when considering whether to assist a disabled motorist.